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Oklahoma cannabis regulator to seek authority over delta-8 THC

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) wants to expand its jurisdiction to cover intoxicating hemp-derived products such as…

News December 6
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Cannabis MSO Curaleaf exits Vermont with sale of assets to Zenbarn Farms

New York-based multistate operator Curaleaf has exited the Vermont cannabis market after selling its remaining assets in the…

News December 5
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Apparent loophole in Minnesota law could allow higher-potency hemp sales

Minnesota's newly passed adult-use marijuana law might have created a loophole that allows hemp cultivators to sell flower…

News December 4
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Cannabinoid-based medicine Epidiolex approved for sale in Canada

Canada's federal health regulator has approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals Canada's cannabinoid-based medicine Epidiolex as an adjunctive therapy for certain…

News November 30
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22nd Century Group selling hemp operations for $2.25 million

Biotech company 22nd Century Group is selling off its hemp operations in a deal worth $2.25 million as…

News November 29
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MN adult-use marijuana market on track for early 2025 launch, regulator says

Minnesota’s top marijuana regulator expects the state to launch adult-use sales in early 2025 as planned, despite several…

News November 27
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Delta-8 THC, hemp producers in limbo as Congress extends Farm Bill

The emergency funding bill that President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday to avoid a government shutdown…

News November 17
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Alaska hemp growers sue over state’s new regulations

A coalition of hemp cultivators in Alaska filed a lawsuit arguing that the state's new regulations for intoxicating…

News November 8
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Hemp-derived cannabinoids aren’t controlled substances, GA court says

Hemp-derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 and delta-10 THC could be legal to sell in Georgia after the state's…

News November 3
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Judge rejects challenge to Virginia’s hemp-product restrictions

Virginia’s controversial new regulations on hemp-derived products - including an outright ban on intoxicating products containing delta-8 THC…

News October 31
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